Who is the best bassist of all time?
>>65245680
not some stupid anime girl that's for sure.
Mio is like the second worst girl, just slightly in front of Mugi
>>65245692
That was just an image I found on some site and downloaded. It wasn't a suggestion.
>>65245705
How about I suggest you some good hentai?
>>65245713
Please don't, this thread is for bass not booty.
>>65245680
Les Claypool
>>65245725
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5XeVLJeMdE
Bryan Beller, hands down
>>65245705
Oh I'm sorry.
Sid Vicious is best bassist
>>65245766
Sid Vicious is single-handedly responsible for the belief that bassists are inherently less talented than guitarists. Fuck him.
Matt Freeman is the best bassist at least in punk.
>>65245723
>bass not booty
>not bass not ass
it's like you've never heard of an eye rhyme
>>65245807
alliteration > eye-rhyme
>>65245814
this
>>65245713
do it desu
>>65245799
no he's not, this was a common saying before you fucking idiot. And for the most part it's true desu.
anyway answer is clearly thundercat
>>65245905
I knew that was wrong, I just really hate Sid Vicious.
>>65245799
Mike Dirnt is on a similar level or at least a close second to Freeman.
As for in general, a cliche response but Cliff Burton is definitely a contender.
Mikey Shoes from QOTSA is pretty damn good too
Mick Karn
Kim Gordon.
Pekka Pohjola
Taiji
Squarepusher
James Jamerson is the only answer for modern pop music. The only other contenders would have to be classical or jazz guys, but even Jaco took a lot from james jamerson.
>>65245799
btch pls, Mike Watt in punk
![alex+webster[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/jfKAAsf.jpg "alex+webster[1].jpg")
Alex Webster
Fieldy
Peter Hook>>>>>>
Ritsu>>>>>
>>65245692
I mean, at any rate the credit would go to whomever it was that actually tracked it.
>>65247574
Good call on the Peter Hook
>best bassist
>all these people posting rock musicians
this thread disgusts me
I'm really, really surprised Paul McCartney hasn't been mentioned yet
>>65247599
Would you rather we post our favorite fishermen?
>>65247617
I'd rather people posted talented musicians not hacks
Fred Smith (Television)
Todd Brashear (Slint)
Holger Czukay (Can)
Peter Hook (Joy Division)
>>65247631
>stop liking what I don't like
How do you measure how good a bassist is ?
Don't the songwriters write the music, for everything including bass ?
I mean if it's just how well he can play then aren't there cover artists on youtube that have sucessfully replicated the playing of some of the most well known and aknowledged bassists in the world ?
Doesn't that make random youtube shlubs some of "the best" ?
>>65247604
Because he's not even remotely close to being considered a great bassist. Influential bassist, yeah, but not an incredible player by any means.
>>65247655
Rock musicians are objectively bad
>>65247660
I always wondered something similar: unless the songwriter writes *EVERYTHING* shouldn't every member of the band get writing credit for their part?
>>65247640
Dadrocker leave
>>65247669
no wonder your mom hates you
I am
>>65245680
C L I F F
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>not a single Pastorius response
>>65247721
The love your mum gives me more than makes up for it tbqh
Geddy
>>65247757
my mom is a fat disgusting pig. she needs all the love she can get.
>>65245680
>anime bassist
>not Shin-chan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVQEe8OI3zk
How has no one posted Wooten?
jean baudin. whos jean baudin you ask? an 11 string bassist who makes some of the coolest music from tapping all over the fret board.
sorry for sucking this guys dick but he really is an amazing bassist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrM0yLS9tkk
John Wetton
>>65247856
I don't like these guys with the giant basses precisely 'cause of the tapping.
>>65247856
Tony Levin
>>65247866
i would love to see you try to play something like that. guys like this are some of the most talented musicians ever.
>>65247856
christ this is terrible
>>65247861
wrong
>>65247880
right
>>65247885
I couldn't. I don't see how that invalidates my distaste for compositions that are only/mostly tapping and tapping in general.
>>65247885
sorry i just realized how bitchy i sounded. i do admire these people though. i strive to be like them.
>>65247674
this m8s
>>65247903
he doesnt do ALL tapping though. he can also do some pretty sick slap. or just regular bassist in a band type thing. hes in a band called nuclear rabbit i think.
>>65247885
>guys like this are some of the most talented musicians ever.
cringe
This wouldn't even do for a highschool level composition/performance
>>65245680
Me
But, yeah as far as rock goes probably >>65245725, >>65247861, >>65247880 or pic related
Also the dude from Alien Ant Farm was pretty good I guess
>>65247885
>i would love to see you try
That is such a shit argument. Just because you're not a master chef doesn't mean you're not allowed to criticize food.
>>65248095
The fish!
This girl is pretty good.
>>65247320
I agree 100%. I came here to post James Jamerson.
>>65247755
By far the greatest bassist who ever lived
>>65247660
There are a few things that make a good bassist
1) Knowing how to use sound and what will sound best
2) Using note lengths in your favor
3) Groove! having a tight rhythm is probably the most important thing.
4)Phrasing
5) Being chill and not bored by playing the same thing too much because sometimes it's just what the song needs to make it breathe.
a few bassists that mastered all of those
>James Jamerson
>Paul Mccartney
>Tommy Cogbill
>Paul Jackson
>John Paul Jones
>Jaco Pastorius
>Nathan Watts
>>65247673
>>65247660
Most bassists write their own parts. Basslines usually have to imply the established harmony and rhythm of the song, which are important elements of a composition. Plenty of times full bands get credit for composition but often bands will just get payed for performance and whoever inside or outside the band who composed the melody, lyrics, chordal structure, form, etc. will get the writing credit. Bass lines, rhythm guitar parts, these are things thought of as being inherent to the performance of the music and not necessarily the composition, although each group tends to take a different stance on this.
I appreciate the Jack and James mentions but where the fuck is Mingus in this thread
mike watt
anyone who says otherwise hasn't heard mike watt
Victor Wooten
This board is full of shit.
>>65247674
>>65248192
Exactly. This is the answer any educated bassist would give. All the greats themselves point to him. He laid the foundation of modern bass playing. Virtuosity like that of Jaco or Scott Lafaro is impressive, but even Jaco used Jamerson lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4ywN94bpK0
>>65245680
I like mike mills. not the best, but he's really good
>>65247861
Seconding John Wetton. He's a criminally underrated bass player.
Mick Karn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqNs31mVikk
Zach Hill
>>65251701
Big love, nice choice. That fretless playing is very idiosyncratic
John Entwistle you plebs
>>65251615
Totally! Talking about criminallt underrated bass player! Mr John Deacon
>>65245799
Easily Mike Watt or Kira Roessler what are you talking about
>>65248095
The only acceptable answer in terms of rock bassist.
It's Bootsy Collins.
>>65251398
Jaco mastered a specific way of playing the electric bass in a way that influenced pretty much all bassists to come
James Jamerson mastered a specific way of playing the electric bass in a way that influenced pretty much all bassists to come
and Scott Lafarro mastered a specific way of playing the double bass in a way that influenced pretty much all bassists to come
You can't really compare them but those guys along with Ray Brown are to me the best bassists ever and all in all they're all equal.
>>65254234
And of course the most influential bassist of all time is Jimmy Blanton. It's just goes further back though to the guy who built the first bass.
>>65247660
the most important factors for me are 1) sounding good and 2) originality
other important factors include technical skill, versatility, songwriting, showmanship
my favorite bassist is Ron Carter, pic related
>>65254542
he looks like a stretched out marvin gaye here
Victor Wooten
For rock maybe Chris Squire I dunno.
